Pulp mill optimization no longer pulp fiction

摘要

When Mondi – the global paper and cardboard producer –decided to modernize their largest pulp mill in Poland, they chose ABB as partners to helpimprove and optimize the mill’s two pulp production lines. For this undertaking, ABB devel-oped an advanced process control solution based on model predictive control and softsensors. The modernization resulted in an improvement of 56 percent in pulp quality as wellas standardized solutions that can now be offered to other pulp mills.